When I first got mine, I used it a lot. Now I use it occasionally 10% of
the time, when I have some difficult cuts to make. I find it most helpful
on the inside of larger bowls, less so for the outside.

Walt C


"George" george@least wrote in message
...
Just picked up the longer post for my curved rest today. Happy to have it
back in the armory, and now capable of rising to the center of the Nova
instead of frustratingly low.

When I cruise others' sites, I seldom see curved rests in use. I don't
use
them outside, but the curvature of the bowl sometimes causes me to extend
a
bit more gouge than I'd like to get the full fairing cut. Fortunately,
there's enough wood, and seldom any flex when roughing outside the blank
or
the dried rough. Inside is another story. Since I like to peel rim to
button to get a fair curve, I can use the extra closeness the curved rest
gives.

So do collective "you" have a curved rest, and if so, when do you normally
use it?